1. (a) A licensee may have the license classification lowered from unlimited to intermediate or limited, or from intermediate to limited, by:

   1. (1) filing with the Board, in writing, a request for the lowering of the license classification; and
   2. (2) surrendering the current license certificate to the Board for replacement as requested.

2. (b) A licensee may have a license that was lowered pursuant to Paragraph (a) of this Rule raised to a classification up to and including that classification from which it was lowered by:

   1. (1) filing with the Board, in writing, a request for the raising of the license classification;
   2. (2) surrendering the current license certificate to the Board for replacement as requested; and
   3. (3) paying the applicable license fee.

3. (c) A limited or intermediate licensee whose license has not been lowered pursuant to Paragraph (a) of this Rule may have the license classification raised to intermediate or unlimited by:

   1. (1) submitting an application on a form available on the Board website indicating the classification of the license desired;
   2. (2) meeting all the requirements for the classification in effect when the application is submitted, including taking and passing the examination; and
   3. (3) paying the applicable license fee.
4. (d) Licenses in the single family detached residential dwelling classification and in any special restricted classification shall not be subject to reclassification. A change in these classifications may be effected only on the basis of a new application subject to all applicable processing and examination requirements.

History Note: Authority G.S. 87‑42; 87‑43.3; 87‑43.4;
Eff. October 1, 1988;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1999;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. February 2, 2016;
Amended Eff. October 1, 2017.